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How do you encourage children to love studying?

1. Start early, praise often

It's easy for babies to get excited about anything: playing with sand, cubes or even just looking at their hands. Keep this excitement alive in them. If your toddler is surprised by the scale of a truck or the pattern of a spider web, mirror his emotion and ask a few questions: "The truck has round wheels. What other shapes do we see?" or "I wonder what kind of spider weaves a web like that?" The world around us is an adventure that enriches knowledge: trips to the woods, museums, transport rides are all opportunities to learn something new together.

 

How to use technology:

- Read books and interesting notes online to your children;

- Do children like to watch "videos"? Suggest ones that have an educational purpose. Ask children what they like, what their friends are sharing.

 

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2. Be a role model

It's not enough to just be open and curious - be a role-model in the educational process. What do we do when we come across something unknown? Often we google it. But sometimes you can "dig deeper", even without the help of technology. It's not only fun and interesting, it makes kids realize that adults learn, too. And when you come across new information or do something new (a new set of exercises, for example), you can talk through your difficulties, highlight problematic issues and show children how you find answers and overcome obstacles: "I've never done this before, so now I make a lot of mistakes.  But I asked for help and I will be a good friend to myself, I will improve further". When you make mistakes, show that you can learn from them and sometimes turn them into something fun.

 

How to use technology:

- Find resources you can use together (board games, apps). When your child sees that you are also learning something, it motivates them.

 

3. Don't be such know-it-alls

Often everyone thinks that learning is about the right answer, which adults always know. Don't always be the expert, be also the researcher, give children the opportunity to teach you something. If a child amazes you with their knowledge, don't just say, "Well done!" - add specific praise. If you are ready to give away the only right answer, try to remain open and inquisitive, practice problem-solving, and demonstrate what critical thinking is all about. Look for problems you can solve together with your child: fixing a bookshelf, trying a new recipe, choosing a pet. Show the steps: gather information, analyse, implement.

 

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